Cathleen McCarron is a voice, text and accent coach, as well as an award-winning audiobook narrator.

As a voice coach, she is currently based at the Royal Shakespeare Company. Prior to this she was based at the National Theatre. For the RSC, Cathleen is currently coaching Kimberley Sykes production of As You Like It, which opens in February 2019 at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon.

As an audiobook narrator, she has recorded over 50 titles ranging from psychological thrillers to historical fiction, from contemporary comedy to autobiography. Her recording of Gail Honeyman’s bestsellerEleanor Oliphant is Completely Finewon the 2018 Audie Award for Best Fiction Audiobook, a US Audiofile Earphones Award and a Silver Award in the Radio Indies Group’s UK Audio Production Awards 2017. It was named on several “Best of 2017″ lists including those of Audible.com and the American Library Association and was nominated for a 2018 British Book Award for Best Audiobook.

Cathleen holds a MA in Voice Studies with Distinction from the Royal Central School of Speech & Drama, a BA in Acting from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and a MA (First Class Honours) in Politics from Edinburgh University.

I am amazed at how much I have learnt…the whole experience has been one of the best value bits of training I’ve ever had…